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'''United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology''', abbreviated '''USCAP''', is the largest North American pathology organization. Yearly in March, they hold a large conference in a North American city. | '''United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology''', abbreviated '''USCAP''', is the largest North American pathology organization. Yearly in March, they hold a large conference in a North American city. | ||
==Annual meeting== | |||
===Abstracts=== | |||
The abstracts, for the 2015 meeting, were limited to 2,764 characters (including the authors and affiliations). | |||
The conversion rate from USCAP abstract to journal paper is 36% overall.<ref name=pmid20173734>{{Cite journal | last1 = Song | first1 = J. | last2 = Li | first2 = M. | last3 = Hwang | first3 = DH. | last4 = Ricciotti | first4 = RW. | last5 = Chang | first5 = A. | title = The outcome of abstracts presented at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology annual meetings. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 23 | issue = 5 | pages = 682–5 |date=May 2010 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.2010.39 | PMID = 20173734 |URL = http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v23/n5/full/modpathol201039a.html }}</ref> A further analysis shows that there is a dependency on the presentation type (42-50% for platforms, 32-36% for posters) and subspeciality (range 10-62%). | |||
===Registration options=== | |||
*General registration only. | |||
*General registration with companion meetings. | |||
*Companion meetings only. | |||
====Companion meetings==== | |||
*These are usually held on the weekend and worth seeing if one is there. | |||
==Posters== | |||
*The standard size was 68 x 42 inches in 2014.<ref>URL: [https://www.call4posters.com/uscap/UserSLandingTemplates.aspx https://www.call4posters.com/uscap/UserSLandingTemplates.aspx]. Accessed on: November 5, 2014.</ref> | |||
**Posters made in PowerPoint should be half size (34 x 21 inches) and scaled up at printing.{{fact}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Rosai Collection]]. | *[[Rosai Collection]]. | ||
*[[Libre Pathology:Libre Pathology and USCAP 2015|Libre Pathology and USCAP 2015]]. | |||
*[[Libre Pathology:Libre Pathology and USCAP 2016|Libre Pathology and USCAP 2016]]. | |||
*[[Libre Pathology:Libre Pathology and USCAP 2017|Libre Pathology and USCAP 2017]]. | |||
*[[World Health Organization]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||